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What was the Nixon Doctrine?
What was the Nixon Doctrine?
- A system of conscription used for the Vietnam War
- A strategy for ending US involvement in the Vietnam War through gradual withdrawal of troops
- A policy of reducing Cold War tensions between the US and the Soviet Union
- A plan to honor existing defense commitments while requiring countries to fight their own wars (correct)
What was the result of the Paris Peace Accords?
What was the result of the Paris Peace Accords?
- The US increased its military presence in South Vietnam
- The US invaded Cambodia and Laos
- The US ended direct involvement in the Vietnam War (correct)
- The US formed an alliance with the Soviet Union
What was the significance of Shirley Chisholm?
What was the significance of Shirley Chisholm?
- She was a prominent anti-war activist
- She was a key advisor to President Nixon
- She was the first woman to run for president
- She was the first African American woman elected to Congress (correct)
What was the main focus of George McGovern's presidential campaign?
What was the main focus of George McGovern's presidential campaign?
What was the name of President Nixon's committee for re-electing the president?
What was the name of President Nixon's committee for re-electing the president?
What was the result of the Watergate scandal?
What was the result of the Watergate scandal?
What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?
What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?
What was the term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the Cold War division?
What was the term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the Cold War division?
What was the outcome of the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education?
What was the outcome of the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education?
What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?
What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?
What was the significance of Emmett Till's lynching?
What was the significance of Emmett Till's lynching?
What was the main conflict in the Korean War?
What was the main conflict in the Korean War?
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
What was the outcome of the Kennedy-Nixon Debates?
What was the outcome of the Kennedy-Nixon Debates?
Who led the US troops into Vietnam in 1965?
Who led the US troops into Vietnam in 1965?
What was the result of the Tet Offensive?
What was the result of the Tet Offensive?
What was the purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
What was the purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?
Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?
What was the result of the Geneva Conference?
What was the result of the Geneva Conference?
What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
What was the purpose of Operation Rolling Thunder?
What was the purpose of Operation Rolling Thunder?
Who was the newscaster who said that the war in Vietnam would end in stalemate?
Who was the newscaster who said that the war in Vietnam would end in stalemate?
